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Frustratedlady

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2. My mother died of pancreatic cancer and refused to even take pain killers.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:57 PM
Jun 2020

She did not go through chemo, either. It was almost as though she would not let the cancer win easily. Eventually, she went into a coma and died a few weeks later. She was a strong woman...much stronger than I would be under the same circumstances.

I think they are now finding better ways to fight cancer, so I would want to explore the options. I've known of 3 people who were told they had Stage 4 cancer, but have beaten it within the last year and are still "cancer free" -- for now, anyway.

On the other hand, my grandson's mother-in-law is at death's door. We are just waiting for the call.

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